Large Woven Yam Mask portrait signed and numbered 24 x

signed and numbered 24 x 32 in

Collected before 1960

A very good impression

incised scarification grooves on his cheeks and eyelids

Original drawing by Joe Reno

Large Woven Yam Mask portrait signed and numbered 24 xMid 20th century Papua New Guinea Yam Mask. Yes, it is a mask for a vegetables. Also an important cultural symbol. A striking hand woven vegetal fiber mask of tall form, painted in vivid hues of russet, ochre, white, dark brown, and cobalt blue. Encircled by a zigzagging border of twisted fiber, it features a central nasal bridge flanked by two circular eyes, surrounded by openwork ovals and a pair of petite conical ears. Light fraying and very minor